Birth-preparedness for maternal health: Findings from Koupéla district, Burkina Faso

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-497

  Moran, Allisyn C ^a,b   Sangli, Gabriel ^c   Dineen, Rebecca ^d   Rawlins, Barbara ^d   Yaméogo, Mathias ^e   Baya, Banza ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c Institut Superieur des Sciences de la Population ISSP   (Burkina Faso)

^d JHPIEGO   (United States)

^e BASICS ^*  (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Birth preparedness; Burkina Faso; Childbirth; Delivery; Maternal health; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURKINA FASO; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 34249700237     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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